Method and system unit of mail wrapping

Abstract

A mail wrapping system apparatus for preparing for mailing postal items includes receiving trays for respectively receiving postal items from companies and an extraction device for extracting from the postal items a multiplicity of same address groups of the postal items, each of the same address groups consisting of ones of the postal items having coinciding ones of destination addresses. A wrapping unit respectively individually assembles each of the same address groups into a bundle and successively wraps each of the same address groups assembled using a wrapping component with a corresponding one of the destination addresses respectively displayed on each of the wrapped same address groups to provide for mailing the wrapped same address groups. A weight sorter then sorts the wrapped same address groups into weight divisions set forth by a fee schedule of a specified delivery agency and the wrapped same address groups are sent with appropriate postage.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A method of mail wrapping, applied prior to any one company's mailing a multiplicity of address-indicated postal items of any type to each of destination addresses expressed thereon, comprising steps of: 
       collecting said address-indicated postal items issued from a plurality of companies of various industries;  
       grouping said address-indicated postal items as collected into a multiplicity of bundled address-indicated postal items wrapped singly in accordance with a coincidence of said destination addresses expressed on said address-indicated postal items; and  
       depositing said bundled address-indicated postal items in a specified delivery agency, so as to previously simplify respective steps of accepting, sorting and delivering of said address-indicated postal items in said specified delivery agency;  
       wherein said step of grouping said address-indicated postal items as collected comprises steps of:  
       extracting a multiplicity of groups of same-address-indicated postal items respectively expressing said destination addresses which coincide with each other from said address-indicated postal items as collected;  
       lumping each of said groups of said same-address-indicated postal items; and  
       wrapping each of said groups of said same-address-indicated postal items as lumped by means of a specified wrapping component of sufficient size to contain each of said groups thereof, so as to obtain said bundled address-indicated postal items; and  
       wherein said step of lumping each of said groups of said same-address-indicated postal items is executed by outwardly directing an indication side of a destination address expressed on a fixed postal item placed at a topmost position of each of said groups thereof, and said step of wrapping each of said groups thereof is executed by applying an envelope with a transparent film panel which positioned in a required area thereof as said specified wrapping component, said transparent film panel being made of any transparent film material, so that an indication of said destination address on said fixed postal item of each of said groups thereof is visible from outside through said transparent film panel.  
     
     
       2. A method according to  claim 1 , further comprising a step of sorting each of said bundled address-indicated postal items in accordance with respective weight divisions under a delivery fee schedule adopted by said specified delivery agency. 
     
     
       3. A method according to one of claims  1  and  2 , wherein said envelope with said transparent film panel is made entirely of said transparent film material, and an outer area of said required area in which said transparent film panel is positioned is made opaque. 
     
     
       4. A method according to one of claims  1  and  2 , wherein said outer area of said required area in which said transparent film is positioned is made of any opaque material. 
     
     
       5. A method according to one of claims  1  and  2 , wherein a film envelope of which at least a front surface thereof is made entirely of said transparent film material is applied to serve as said specified wrapping component instead of said envelope with said transparent film panel, so that at least said indication of said destination address on said fixed postal item of each of said groups of said same-address-indicated postal items is visible from outside through said front surface of said film envelope. 
     
     
       6. A method according to  claim 5 , wherein a substitutional indication equivalent to said indication of said destination address expressed on each of said groups of said same-address-indicated postal items is expressed on said front surface of said film envelope corresponding thereto, instead of making said indication of said destination address on said fixed postal item of each of said groups thereof visible from outside through said front surface of said film envelope. 
     
     
       7. A method according to one of claims  1  and  2 , wherein a net type container bag made entirely of any net formation is applied to serve as said specified wrapping component instead of said envelope with said transparent film panel, so that at least said indication of said destination address on said fixed postal item of each of said groups of said same-address-indicated postal items is directly visible from outside of said net type container bag through gaps thereof. 
     
     
       8. A method according to one of claims  1  and  2 , wherein a transparent band wrapper made entirely of any transparent film material is applied to serve as said specified wrapping component instead of said envelope with said transparent film panel, so that at least said indication of said destination address on said fixed postal item of each of said groups of said same-address-indicated postal items is visible from outside through a front surface of said transparent band wrapper. 
     
     
       9. A method according to one of claims  1  and  2 , wherein said address-indicated postal items respectively assume a form of sealed postal items. 
     
     
       10. A method according to  claim 9 , wherein each of said sealed postal items issued respectively from said companies of said various industries has an approximately uniformed size. 
     
     
       11. A method according to  claim 9 , wherein a component of said sealed postal items assumes a form of which has a transparent film panel so that an indication of a destination address previously expressed on an enclosure therein is visible through said transparent film panel. 
     
     
       12. A method according to  claim 9 , wherein a component of said sealed postal items assumes a form of a sealed postal letter on which a postage-processed indication has been expressed, assuming that said sealed postal letter is to be deposited in a post office as said specified delivery agency. 
     
     
       13. A method according to  claim 9 , wherein a component of said sealed postal items assumes a form of a sealed postal package on which no postage-processed indication has been expressed, assuming that said sealed postal package is to be deposited in a private carrier as said specified delivery agency. 
     
     
       14. A method according to one of claims  1  and  2 , wherein a component of said address-indicated postal items assumes a form of a postcard on which a postage-processed indication has been expressed, assuming that said postcard is to be deposited in a post office as said specified delivery agency, and said step of lumping each of said groups of said same-address-indicated postal items is executed by placing said postcard at any position other than said topmost position of each of said groups thereof. 
     
     
       15. A method according to one of claims  1  and  2 , wherein a component of said address-indicated postal items assumes a form of an exceptional correspondence with an indication of a destination address but impracticable for mailing in itself, and said step of lumping each of said groups of said same-address-indicated postal items is executed by placing said exceptional correspondence at any position other than said topmost position of each of said groups thereof. 
     
     
       16. A method according to  claim 15 , wherein said exceptional correspondence is allowed to be placed at said topmost position of each of said groups of said same-address-indicated postal items, only in case that said envelope with said transparent film panel is applied to serve as said specified wrapping component. 
     
     
       17. A method according to one of claims  1  and  2 , wherein a general correspondence without an indication of a destination address is further enclosed in all of said bundled address-indicated postal items, in which said general correspondence is placed at any position other than said topmost position of each of said groups of said same-address-indicated postal items. 
     
     
       18. A method according to one of claims  1  and  2 , wherein a general correspondence without an indication of a destination address is further enclosed only in each of said bundled address-indicated postal items that having a room in weight classified in accordance with said respective weight divisions under said delivery fee schedule adopted by said specified delivery agency, in which said general correspondence is placed at any position other than said topmost position of each of said groups of said same-address-indicated postal items. 
     
     
       19. A method according to  claim 15 , wherein an isolated exceptional correspondence is wrapped singly, said isolated exceptional correspondence to be appeared in case that said address-indicated postal items respectively expressing said destination addresses which coincide each other are not extracted in said step of extracting said groups of said same-address-indicated postal items. 
     
     
       20. A method according to  claim 9 , wherein an isolated address-indicated postal item of any kind is wrapped singly, said isolated address-indicated postal item to be appeared in case that said address-indicated postal items respectively expressing said destination addresses which coincide each other are not extracted in said step of extracting said groups of said same-address-indicated postal items. 
     
     
       21. A method according to  claim 9 , wherein an isolated address-indicated postal item of any kind is not wrapped singly, said isolated address-indicated postal item to be appeared in case that said address-indicated postal items respectively expressing said destination addresses which coincide each other are not extracted in said step of extracting said groups of said same-address-indicated postal items, in which a postage-processed indication expressed on said isolated address-indication postal item is modified, in case of need, into an appropriate indication allowing said isolated address-indicated postal item to be handled singly. 
     
     
       22. A method of mail wrapping, applied prior to any one company's mailing a multiplicity of address-indicated postal items of any type to each of destination addresses expressed thereon, comprising steps of: 
       collecting said address-indicated postal items issued from a plurality of companies of various industries;  
       grouping said address-indicated postal items as collected into a multiplicity of bundled address-indicated postal items wrapped singly in accordance with a coincidence of said destination addresses expressed on said address-indicated postal items; and  
       depositing said bundled address-indicated postal items in a specified delivery agency, so as to previously simplify respective steps of accepting, sorting and delivering of said address-indicated postal items in said specified delivery agency;  
       wherein said step of grouping said address-indicated postal items as collected comprises steps of:  
       extracting a multiplicity of groups of same-address-indicated postal items respectively expressing said destination addresses which coincide each other from said address-indicated postal items as collected;  
       lumping each of said groups of said same-address-indicated postal items; and  
       wrapping each of said groups of said same-address-indicated postal items as lumped by means of a specified wrapping component of sufficient size to contain each of said groups thereof, so as to obtain said bundled address-indicated postal items;  
       wherein said step of lumping each of said groups of said same-address-indicated postal items is executed by allowing to inwardly direct an indication side of a destination address expressed on a fixed postal item placed at a topmost position of each of said groups thereof, in which any type of said fixed postal item is to be placed at said topmost position, and said step of wrapping each of said groups thereof is executed by applying an opaque envelope made entirely of any opaque material as said specified wrapping component, in which a substitutional indication equivalent to said indication of said destination address expressed on each of said groups thereof is expressed on a front surface of said opaque envelope.  
     
     
       23. A method according to  claim 22 , wherein an opaque band wrapper made entirely of any opaque material is applied to serve as said specified wrapping component instead of said opaque envelope, in which a substitutional indication equivalent to said indication of said destination address expressed on each of said groups thereof is expressed on a front surface of said opaque band wrapper. 
     
     
       24. A method according to  claim 22 , wherein said address-indicated postal items mainly assume a form of sealed postal items of any type, in which at least two components of said sealed postal items respectively assume a form of a sealed postal letter on which a postage-processed indication has been expressed and of a sealed postal package on which no postage-processed indication has been expressed, assuming that said sealed postal letter and said sealed postal package are respectively to be deposited in a post office and in a private carrier as said specified delivery agency, and in addition to said sealed postal items, at least two components of said address-indicated postal items respectively assume a form of a postcard on which a postage-processed indication has been expressed, assuming that said postcard is to be deposited in a post office as said specific delivery agency, and of an exceptional correspondence with an indication of a destination address but impracticable for mailing in itself. 
     
     
       25. A method according to  claim 24 , wherein a general correspondence without an indication of a destination address is further enclosed in all of said bundled address-indicated postal items. 
     
     
       26. A method according to  claim 24 , wherein a general correspondence without an indication of a destination address is further enclosed only in each of said bundled address-indicated postal items that having a room in weight classified in accordance with said respective weight divisions under said delivery fee schedule adopted by said specific delivery agency. 
     
     
       27. A method according to  claim 24 , further comprising a step of sorting each of said bundled address-indicated postal items in accordance with respective weight divisions under a delivery fee schedule adopted by said specified delivery agency.